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Single scullers Kjetil Borch of Norway and Miroslava “Mirka” Knapková of the Czech Republic won their respective Gold Cup titles and $10,000 each in prize money. The historic 750-meter race on the Schuylkill River took place Saturday, October 24, in conjunction with the 2015 Head of the Schuylkill regatta in Philadelphia.

Gevvie Stone has been one busy girl this week. From winning the women’s champ single at the 51st Head of the Charles to preparing for one of the more unique races of the rowing community, Gevvie has traveled from Boston to Philly to lay her claim for the famed Gold Cup.

Philadelphia Water has officially partnered with the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta and will give away more than 12,000 high-quality, reusable water bottles during this weekend’s racing in an effort to eliminate plastic water bottles from the river.

Soon after the 51st Head of the Charles Regatta came to a close on Sunday evening, so did the polls to the rowing community's favorite awards: the Fan's Choice Awards. USRowing is now proud to announce the four athletes and three coaches who have been chosen by their peers to represent this year's class of award winners.

The World Rowing Federation, FISA, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2015 World Rowing Awards. These finalists showcase the personalities who have excelled in 2015 with awards in five categories including the best men's and women's crew, the best para-rowing crew, the best coaches and a special award for service to rowing.

BOSTON, Mass. – Kirsten Van Fossen’s rowing career has been a memorable one, right from her first race as a sophomore at Moorestown High School in New Jersey right up to yesterday when she was in the Harvard-Radcliffe University Weld Boathouse preparing for a practice row before racing in the women’s alumni eight at the 2015 Head of the Charles Regatta.

BOSTON, Mass. – Any group of athletes that share the experience of going through the process of being selected to an Olympic team form a bound that lasts a lifetime. They stay injoan1 contact, share life’s big moments and suffer together when tragedy strikes.

The 2015 FISA Coaches Conference will be held for the first time ever in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. November 19-22. Besides the numerous educational opportunities, attendees will also have the chance to tour the site of the upcoming 2017 World Rowing Championship venue, Nathan Benderson Park.

The Head of the Schuylkill River, the final leg of the Fall Fury series and considered one of the three fall classics, has been a staple in fall head racing for nearly half a century. This year, the historic regatta will be celebrating time-held traditions and initiating new and innovative practices as well.

In his time as a rower, Seth Weil has seen the sport from just about every level. From a novice walkon at the University of California, Davis, Weil made has made his way through collegiate crew, to training alone in the single and club rowing on the East Coast and finally to the United States national team.

By now you have surely seen it – the 48 oars reaching out in unison as part of the world’s largest rowing shell. The Stämpfli Express has taken the U.S. by storm with it’s public, debut weekend in the nation’s capital: Washington, D.C.

Welcome to the fall head racing season. The purpose of this article is to provide coxswains and crews with some insights on what referees look for during a head race to ensure that fair racing is conducted and that the fastest crew on that particular day is crowned the winner.

There is a superstition that circulates quietly among the athletes at the USRowing training center in Princeton, N.J. and it sounds like any other sports curse or superstition – an improbable link of one event to an unhappy ending in another.

USRowing maintains a strong and long tradition of rewarding excellence in rowing. Following a year of unprecedented achievement, the rowing community put forth strong nominees for the 2015 USRowing Fan’s Choice Awards. After receiving an outpouring of nominations in all categories, USRowing is proud to announce the 2015 finalists. Voting begins today and continues through midnight EDT Monday October 19.